Originally Posted by The Irish Sun
IRISH fans who have applied for Euro 2016 tickets using debit cards will not be excluded from the Uefa draw, the Irish Sun has learned.
Reports earlier today quoted Europe’s footballing body declaring that only applications made using credit cards were guaranteed to be accepted.
However, the Irish Sun understands that while Uefa officially only accepts credit card applications, those made using debit card details will not be treated any differently.
A Uefa source said: “Only some countries, including Ireland, actually use debit cards. They don’t exist in many other countries in Europe.
“That is why it is Uefa policy to use credit cards, as they are universal.
“However, the debit cards work as long as they have sufficient funds, so there should not be any issue.
“So there is no cause for alarm.”
The Uefa payment system accepted debit payments from an unknown number of Irish fans ahead of the January 18 deadline.
In an official statement this afternoon, Uefa told the Irish Sun: “Payment can still work with debit cards.
“However, the payment process is only guaranteed with a credit card and if the amount due can be debited, provided the card has sufficient funds on it.
“We have successfully used exactly the same principle during the general ticket sales phase in June/July 2015 without having any issues.”
